earful

The word “earful” has 2 syllables: ear-ful

It's pronounced as /ˈɪərfʊl/


What is synonym and antonym for earful?

In the thesaurus, “earful” has 266 synonyms and 26 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for earful along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for earful

  • account
  • admonishment
  • admonition
  • adumbration
  • advice
  • affliction
  • ammo
  • announcement
  • apocalypse
  • argument
  • avalanche
  • babble
  • back-fence talk
  • barrage
  • bawling-out
  • berating
  • betrayal
  • blame
  • blather
  • blether
  • blitz
  • blitzkrieg
  • blow-by-blow
  • bombardment
  • break
  • breeze
  • broadcasting
  • broadside
  • bruit
  • bulletin
  • burst
  • buzz
  • calumny
  • canard
  • cannonade
  • cannonball
  • castigation
  • cataclysm
  • cataract
  • censure
  • chapter and verse
  • chat
  • chatter
  • chewing-out
  • chiding
  • chitchat
  • chronicle
  • clothesline
  • clue
  • colloquy
  • comeuppance
  • comment
  • communication
  • conclave
  • condemnation
  • confabulation
  • conference
  • confidence
  • consultation
  • conversation
  • correction
  • counsel
  • cry
  • cue
  • current
  • data
  • defamation
  • deliberation
  • deluge
  • dialogue
  • directive
  • dirt
  • dirty laundry
  • dirty linen
  • dirty wash
  • disapproval
  • discharge
  • discovery
  • dispatch
  • display
  • divination
  • divulgement
  • dope
  • dossier
  • dressing-down
  • drumbeat
  • drumfire
  • encounter
  • engulfment
  • enlightenment
  • epiphany
  • epistle
  • erudition
  • excess
  • exhibition
  • exposition
  • expostulation
  • exposure
  • eye-opener
  • eyeball-to-eyeball
  • fabrication
  • falsehood
  • fame
  • fiction
  • flash
  • flood
  • flood tide
  • flurry
  • flush
  • foreshadowing
  • fusillade
  • glut
  • going-over
  • gossip
  • gossipry
  • grapevine
  • gush
  • hail
  • hard time
  • hash
  • hearsay
  • hoax
  • huddle
  • idle talk
  • illumination
  • info
  • information
  • injury
  • innuendo
  • inside story
  • inspiration
  • instruction
  • intelligence
  • interlocution
  • interview
  • intimation
  • inundation
  • invention
  • kick in the teeth
  • knowledge
  • leak
  • learning
  • lecture
  • lesson
  • letter
  • lie
  • lightning bolt
  • lore
  • lowdown
  • malicious talk
  • manifestation
  • material
  • meddling
  • meeting
  • memo
  • memorandum
  • message
  • missive
  • murmur
  • negotiation
  • network
  • news
  • note
  • notice
  • notification
  • notoriety
  • objurgation
  • oracle
  • orientation
  • ostracism
  • outburst
  • outflow
  • outpouring
  • overabundance
  • overage
  • overflow
  • overkill
  • overmuch
  • oversupply
  • palaver
  • paper
  • parlance
  • parley
  • prate
  • prating
  • prattle
  • proclamation
  • propaganda
  • prophecy
  • publication
  • punishment
  • put down
  • rap
  • rash
  • rating
  • rebuff
  • refusal
  • remonstrance
  • report
  • reprehension
  • reproach
  • reproof
  • reproval
  • repulse
  • repute
  • river
  • row
  • rumble
  • rumor
  • salvo
  • scandal
  • science
  • scolding
  • scoop
  • score
  • scuttlebutt
  • seminar
  • shower
  • showing
  • sign
  • slander
  • slap in the face
  • small talk
  • snub
  • spate
  • speech
  • spiel
  • storm
  • story
  • straight talk
  • stream
  • suggestion
  • superabundance
  • superfluity
  • supposition
  • surfeit
  • surge
  • surplus
  • symposium
  • tale
  • talk
  • talking-to
  • tattle
  • telling-off
  • the latest
  • tide
  • tidings
  • tip
  • tittle-tattle
  • tongue-lashing
  • torrent
  • uncovering
  • unearthing
  • unveiling
  • upbraiding
  • ventilation
  • vision
  • visit
  • volley
  • whisper
  • whispering
  • whispering campaign
  • whole story
  • wire
  • wisdom
  • word

Antonyms for earful

  • approval
  • commendation
  • compliment
  • concealment
  • cover
  • dribble
  • drip
  • encouragement
  • endorsement
  • evidence
  • exoneration
  • fact
  • flattery
  • heedlessness
  • hiding
  • ignorance
  • listening
  • neglect
  • praise
  • proof
  • quiet
  • sanction
  • secret
  • silence
  • trickle
  • truth

Meanings of earful

  • noun
    1. An angry reprimand, castigation or telling off.
    2. Intimate gossip.

Example Sentences

  • After the mishap, he received an earful from his disappointed supervisor.
  • The teenager got an earful from their parents for coming home late.
  • During the meeting, the manager gave the team an earful about the project's delays.
  • The employee received an earful from the client for the service shortcomings.
  • The teacher gave the chatty students an earful about the importance of focus in class.

On this page you'll find 292 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to earful, such as: account, admonishment, admonition, adumbration, advice, affliction, ammo.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

badgered

  • aggravated
  • ambivalent
  • annoyed
  • bashful
  • bedeviled
  • bothered
  • demure
  • diffident
  • exasperated
  • fearful
  • feeble
  • frightened
  • frustrated
  • gentle
  • haggled
  • harassed
  • harried
  • hassled
  • humble
  • irritated
  • modest
  • nervous
  • peeved
  • persecuted
  • pestered
  • plagued
  • provoked
  • teased
  • tested
  • tormented
  • tortured
  • tried
  • vexed
  • weak

dastardliness

  • cowardice
  • cowardliness
  • fearfulness
  • gutlessness
  • pusillanimity

daunted

  • ambivalent
  • anxious
  • appalled
  • apprehensive
  • bashful
  • cowed
  • crestfallen
  • demure
  • depressed
  • diffident
  • discouraged
  • dismayed
  • distressed
  • fearful
  • feeble
  • forlorn
  • frightened
  • frustrated
  • gentle
  • horrified
  • humble
  • intimidated
  • modest
  • nervous
  • perplexed
  • perturbed
  • pessimistic
  • scared
  • shocked
  • spooked
  • startled
  • suspicious
  • timid
  • unnerved
  • weak

eeriness

  • creepiness
  • fearfulness
  • fearsomeness
  • ghostliness
  • ghoulishness
  • scariness

fainthearted

  • fearful
  • scary
  • timid

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